# Economy and work in Isles of Scilly The south west of the South West. 2,299 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 16 square kilometres. 2 layers about economy and work for Isles of Scilly, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west) ## People claiming out-of-work benefits Isles of Scilly: **20** (August 2026, council level). Source: ONS via Nomis. Published 15 September 2026. In Isles of Scilly, 20 people were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/claimants#place=E06000053) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/claimants) · https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/economy#l-claimant-count ## Claimant rate Isles of Scilly: **1.5%** (August 2026, council level). Source: ONS via Nomis. Published 15 September 2026. In Isles of Scilly, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026. For the UK as a whole, the figure was 3.9%. - Against South West: 44% lower (2.7%) - Against the UK: 62% lower (3.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/claimant-rate#place=E06000053) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/claimant-rate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/claimant-rate/south-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/economy#l-claimant-rate ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/housing) (3) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/crime) (13) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/health) (2) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/transport) (3) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/connectivity) (4) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/planning) (3) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/council-tax) (10) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/sources) (27) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E06000053/data?family=economy ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/economy, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/economy#l-claimant-count. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly/economy